Martorell Hypertensive Ischemic Leg Ulcer
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Martorell hypertensive ischemic leg ulcer: a model of ischemic subcutaneous arteriolosclerosis.
OBJECTIVES To better define the diagnosis and treatment of Martorell hypertensive ischemic leg ulcer (HYTILU) and to compare Martorell HYTILU with calciphylaxis (calcific uremic arteriolopathy) and nonuremic forms of calciphylaxis. DESIGN Retrospective study from 1999 through 2007. SETTING Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. PARTICIPANTS Of 330 p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Dermatology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0003-987X
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2010.224